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Combination Effects of Clastogens in the Mouse Peripheral Blood Micronucleus Assay

Combination Effects of Clastogens in the Mouse Peripheral Blood Micronucleus Assay

T Suzuki, M Hayashi, A Hakura, A O Asita, Y Kodama, M Honma, T Sofuni

Mutagenesis. 1995 Jan;10(1):31-6.

PMID: 7739398

Abstract:

In order to study how two chemicals interact to induce micronuclei, simple ethylating agents [ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), ethyl ethanesulfonate (EES) and N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)], spindle poisons [vincristine sulfate (VINC) and colchicine (COL)] and an oxidizing agent [potassium bromate (KBrO3)] were used as model chemicals for combination treatments. The frequency of micronucleated reticulocytes (MNRETs) was evaluated in mice treated with two of these chemicals at a time. The combinations of ethylating agents (EMS and EES; EMS and ENU) and of spindle poisons (VINC and COL) induced more micronuclei than those expected on an additive basis. The apparent synergism was due to a 'combined dose' which could be calculated by the dosimetric conversion of one chemical to the other, when damage induced by each chemical was 'equivalent' in the induction of MNRETs. In contrast, no apparent synergism in induction of micronuclei was observed when two chemicals with different modes of clastogenic action (EMS and KBrO3 or EMS and VINC) were combined.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP1912307	Ethyl ethanesulfonate		1912-30-7	Price

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